Verizon Fios Internet Outages Impact Millions along the US East Coast

In early Tuesday morning, millions of customers along the US East Coast experienced Verizon Fios internet outages.

Based on a map of user-reported problems on Downdetector, the impacted area expands about 300 miles from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Richmond, Virginia.

In response to a user complaint, Verizon wrote on X: 

"There is either an outage or network maintenance impacting your area. We don't have full details just yet. Our apologies for any inconvenience this is causing. We're trying to get all the information from our network team so we can provide you all an update."

Verizon Fios internet outages impact millions in the US

Reports of the outages spiked between midnight and 2 am EST, with the network receiving thousands of complaints during this time, according to DownDetector, a third-party website that tracks real-time service disruptions.

90% of these complaints relate to internet services, 9% were described as "total blackout," while 1% affected TV streaming.

A user on X in Maryland posted an update from Verizon. It said that repairs had begun at 10:50 pm EST, with service expected to be restored by 10:58 am EST on Tuesday.

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